Ecuador vs Sao Tome and Principe: Universal right to vote
Ecuador
2
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
2
in 2025
Ecuador rank
1st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
1st
Universal right to vote over time
- Ecuador
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.
Across all 196 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote, Ecuador or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Ecuador, at 2 against 2 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote between Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 196 years are reported by both, from 1830 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for universal right to vote?
- Ecuador ranks 1st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all men and women that are citizens are allowed to vote in national elections (score 2), whether it is only men (score 1), or there is no universal rights to vote for either men or women (score 0). It neither considers informal restrictions nor legal restrictions based on age, criminal conviction, disability, and local residency.